xlvi, 443 pages ; 23 cm

"This excellent study of the origins and early development of Christology by James D.G. Dunn clarifies in rich detail the beginnings of the full Christian belief in Christ as the Son of God and incarnate Word. By employing the exegetical methods of "historical context of meaning" and "conceptuality in transition," Dunn illumines the first-century meaning of key titles and passages within the New Testament that bear directly on the development of the Christian understanding of Jesus."--Jacket

Originally published: London : SCM Press, ©1980

Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-403) and indexes

I. Introduction -- The origin of the doctrine of the incarnation as an issue -- II. The Son of God -- Introduction -- The first-century 'context of meaning' -- Jesus' sense of Sonship -- Jesus' divine Sonship in the earliest Christian writings -- Jesus' divine Sonship in the post-Pauline writings of the New Testament -- Conclusions

III. The Son of Man -- Introduction -- Who is this 'son of man'? -- the Jewish answer -- Who is this 'son of man'? -- the Christian answer -- Conclusions -- IV. The last Adam -- Introduction -- Adam and the plight of man -- Adam and Christ -- Pre-existent man? -- Conclusions

V. Spirit or angel? -- Introduction -- Spirit of God in pre-Christian Judaism -- Spirit of Christ -- The angel of the Lord -- Conclusions -- VI. The wisdom of God -- Introduction -- Wisdom in pre-Christian Judaism -- Christ as wisdom in Paul -- Christ as wisdom in the post-Pauline writings of the New Testament -- Conclusions

VII. The Word of God -- Introduction -- Logos in pre-Christian thought -- The word of God in first-century Christian thought -- The Word incarnate -- Conclusions -- VIII. Conclusion -- Summary -- And so ..

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